The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-13
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
sUB-TROPICAL STOCKHOLDERS IN
SESSION.


Florida the Guests OF the CIty's Com
merc.al Kings-An Important New
Railroad Line on the Taps.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. July IA large
and interesting nesting Of the stockholders
If the Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition was
held here this afternoon The following
Executive Committee was elected: J. E.
Hart. J u Schumacher, President Of the
First National Bank. ". n Davidson, Of
the Savannah. Florida and Western rail
way: J. H Thomas. Treasurer Of the Flor
h Railway and Navigation Company; B.
F. Dillon. Superintendent Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company; J. w. Fitzger-
aId, of the Plant Steamship line; NJ r.
Moran, General Superintendent Of the Jack
sonville. Tampa and Key West railway: J.
NJ Kramer. Of the Disston Land Company
J. l.. Ingraham. President Of
the South Florida railroad; Sher-
man COnant. Manager Of the Florida
Southern Railroad, F. r Osborne, Man
aCer Of the Southern Express Company
and Sligo Myers, J. /. lngliss anil Leo
FuTcEZOtt, prominent merchants Reports
from all sections If the State. are very en-
c1uraging The plans for the buildings will
prepared at once.
The Park Theatre Company had their an
nual meeting at Mr. Burbridges office yes
terdav afternoon and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President, ].
". Archibald; Vice President, j. .. Bur
bridge: Treasurer, J. G. Greely; Secretary
and Manager, J. D. Burbridge. A report
was made regarding the new building, and
the directors were instructed TO push it 70
completion, 50 as 20 have it open by Nov. /,
if possible;
The jacksonville merchants are now push
ing business and have inaugurated a new
system by inviting their suburban customers
70 visit the metropolis. The first Of the
business excursions came in last night when
thirty-five West Florida merchants came in
over the Florida Railway and Navigation
road They were met at the depot by
the Reception Committee and escorted to
their hotels This morning they were shown
over the city, especially among the business
houses. After dinner carriages were taken,
and the visitors were driven around the city
and suburbs This evening banquet was
served.
At the fremont House seventy-fve covers
were laid and the tables were filled. The
room was handsomely decorated. Twelve
courses were served, interspersed with music
and speeches. The menu was most exquis-
tie Following are the tOasts and responses:
l. Welcome Address, Travellers Protec-
tive William T. Blaine
2. Response for the visiting merchants
W H. Miller.
8. Progress and prosperity of Jackson
vile. past, present and future-Mayor Bur
bridge.
4. Florida's advantage in building up a
metropolis within her gates-C II. Jones.
). Jecksonville's facilities for supplying
the Florida trade Is compared with com
peting points-P. McQuaid
8. The country merchants-W. G.. PAYNE.
Z. The travelling salesmen-C. E. Merrill.
The speeches were good and were received
with great enthusiasm. experimenting and
tOasting continued until after / O'Clock this
morning. Mayor Burbridge made the hit
Of the evening in picturing Jacksonville's
future in brilliant word painting Mr. Nc
Quaid brought down the house by his witty
and crisp address.
Tomorrow the merchants will probably
visit Pablo beach and St. Augustine. The
visitors express themselves as being greatly
pleased at the attentions shown them, and
in business point OF view, doubtless, the
excursion plan is good one for the local
merchants.
A RAILROAD IN LITIGATION.
The Florida Midland railroad, running
from LongwOOd west, with some twenty
two miles in operation, Is wrapped up again
IN litigation. II seems the first contra tor
failed in some way to fulfill his contracts,
and his sudden death at Boston threw things
into confusion.
Another contract was made with John II
Dorm q Co, Of Boston, and at that time the
troubles began. 1t is stated that some of
the stockholders filed bill against the con-
tractors. alleging conspiracy. They re
turned the pleasantly by endeavoring 10
get all the original stock set aside as lille
gally issued, and also sued to have these
parties stop the suits and return their stocks.
The case was up for a hearing at Orlando
Saturday, and one ruling was made re-
straining the stockholders in question from
disposing of their stock AS several promi-
nent South Florida business men are stock
holders, and the property valuable, it prom
ises to be an interesting suit
A NEW RAILROAD.
A dozen solid business men met here yes
terday to consider a new railroad scheme,
gotten up by well-known rairoader, whose
names the News correspondent is not yet at
liberty to divulge, nor the proposed route.
Suffice it to say it will prove n valuable aid
TO certain portions of the State if built, and
from present indications valuable business
property.
At the special meeting of the County
Commissioners held this morning it was de
cided TO use the old lot where the present
Jail is situated and either to build an add-
tiOn or II new jail On motion, the chair
appointed Commissioners Wallace, Starratt
and L'Engle us a committee to prepare plans
| and estimates and report mt the next meet
| ing. On motion. a communication from
the Duval Board of Health was taken up.
asking for more funds, and $500 was appro-
priated for their use.
WHARF IMPROVEMENTS
The ordinance requesting the wharf
| owners 10 build bulkheads and otherwise
improve their property has been extended
| to Aug. 10. There is some dissatisfaction
among the dock owners regarding this
order, and it is likely lively fight will
ensue over it's enforcement, as the Mayor
says it will be enforced.
The directors of the Jacksonville and At
! lantic railroad met yesterday and made n
| large reduction in prices of Pablo tickets
| IL is now only SOC. for the round trip, where
formerly 81 was asked, and monthly
ticket, good for thirty round trips, is now
sold for SO.
| DIR. King Wylly, President of the Health
| Protective Association, was in the city yes
tcrday and this morning. and consulted
with the board, giving them the results of
his work on the coast. The doctor says the
! quarantine is ample and perfect. and that
he is now well satisfied with the precautions
| taken.
L. +. Barker. General Freight Agent of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railroad, left today for Old Point Comfort
10 attend a meeting there tomorrow of the
| general freight AGENTS of the country